Passerby saves woman from sinking car

Passerby saves woman from sinking car

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN -- ONE WOMANIS THANKFUL TO BEALIVE TONIGHT --AFTER THE HEROICACTIONS OF A LOCALMAN.THE WOMANCRASHED HER CARINTO ELLICOTT CREEKIN THE TOWN OFTONAWANDAOVERNIGHT....THIS IS EXCLUSIVEVIDEO FROM THESCENE WE FIRSTBROUGHT TO YOU ON7 EYEWITNESS NEWSTHIS MORNING.TONIGHT - WE AREHEARING FROM THEMAN WHO BRAVELYJUMPED INTO THEWATER TO SAVE THEWOMAN.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER ED REILLYHAS THIS BUFFALOSTRONG STORY ---YOU'LL ONLY SEEHERE ON SEVEN.IT DRIFTED THIS WAYPROBABLY 30 YARDSOUT FROM HEREDAVID PAFFIE WASBACK AT THEACCIDENT LOCATIONALONG ELLICOTTCREEK WHERE LESSTHAN 24 HOURSEARLIER - HE TOOKDRAMATIC ACTION TOSAVE A WOMAN'S LIFE.IT WAS JUST SO QUICK.I DIDN'T EXPECT IT TOHAPPEN SO FASTWEDNESDAY NIGHTAROUND 10:3OPM .

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.PAFFIE WAS TESTDRIVING A JEEP HEWAS RESTORINGWHEN HE SAW AVEHICLE IN FRONT OFHIM ON ELLICOTTCREEK ROAD DRIVEINTO THE WATER.THE LADY PULLED OUTOF THE GAS STATIONAND NEXT THING IKNOW, WHE WASBOUNCING INTO THEWEEDS AND INTO THEWATERPAFFIES FIRSTINSTINCT WAS TO USETHE WINCH ON HISJEEP TO PULL THE CAROUT .

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BUT THECURRENTS WERESWEEPING THEVEHICLE AWAY.I HAD TO JUMP IN.

IWAS SCREAMING ASMUCH AS I COULD BUTNO ONW WAS SAYINGANYTHING.

I DIDN'TKNOW HOW MANYPEOPLE WERE IN THECARTHE ECC FOOTBALLCOACH AND FORMERLIFEGUARD KNEW HEHAD ONLY SECONDSTO ACT - SO HEWADED THROUGHTHINK MUD AND SWAMTO THE VEHICLE.IT WAS TAKING ONWATER WHEN I SWAMOUT.

RIGHT WHEN IGOT TO THE CAR, IFINALLY GOT HER TORESPOND TO ME BUTTHE DOORS WERELOCKED AND THEWINDOWS UP EXCEPTHERS THAT WAS ABOUTTHIS MUCH, SO IGRABBED HERTHE CAR WAS QUICKLYGOING DOWN WITHTHE WOMAN TRAPPEDINSIDE - AND PAFFIEADMITS THERE WAS AMOMENT WHERE HETHOUGHT HE TOOMIGHT BE SUCKEDDOWN.AS THE CAR WASGOING DOWN, I WASYANKING HER OUT THEWINDOW.

IT WASLITERALLY THESECOND THE CARWENT UNDER I GOTHER OUTFIRST RESPONDERSAND NEIGHBORSCONVERGED ON THESCENE MINUTESAFTER PAFFIE GOTTHE WOMAN SAFELYTO SHORE.THE MARRIED WOMANWAS HOLDING HER ANDTRYING TO GETINFORMATION FROMHER BUT SHE WAS KINDOF DISCOMBOBULATEDTOWN OF TONAWANDAPOLICE TELL USUNIDENTIFIED WOMANWAS NOT INJURED .

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.BUT IS BEINGCHARGED WITHDRIVING WHILEINTOXICATED.YOU CAN'T LETSOMEBODY DIE.

IKNOW WATER TAKESCARS FAST.

I DON'TKNOW.

I JUST HAD TOACT ON SOMETHINGSINCE IT WAS DARKAND THE CREEK ISBLOCKED FROM VIEWBY LARGE WEEDS -PAFFIE BELIEVES IF HEHAD NOT BEEN THERE- THIS STORY WOULDBE VERY DIFFERENT.SO IT HAVE PROBABLYBEEN A RECOVERYTODAY, YOU KNOWHAVING GROWN UP INTHE SMALLCOMMUNITY OFBOLIVAR IN ALLEGANYCOUNTY - PAFFIE SAIDHIS SMALL-TOWNINSTINCTS KICKED IN ..

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TO HELP FIRST ANDWORRY LATER.I WOULD EXPECTSOMEONE TO DO ITFOR ME OR MY FAMILY.WE SHOULD ALL DOTHE SAME THINGREALLY.

WE SHOULDALL LOOK OUT FOREACH OTHER.

YOUJUST CAN'T JUST DRIVEBYDAVID PAFFIE DOESNOT SEE HIMSELF AS AHERO, BUT HE DOESHOPE HIS ACTIONSSERVE AS AN EXAMPLETO OTHERS.

WHENYOU SEE SOMEONE INTROUBLE, DON'T BEAFRAID TO HELP.

INTONAWANDA, EDREILLY 7 EWN